Cincinnati Reds vs Atlanta Braves
October 2, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 2, 1986 at Fulton County Stadium. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Atlanta Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 6, Atlanta Braves 4

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Larkin ss 6 0 1 0
Bell 3b 5 0 1 0
Parker rf 5 1 2 0
Davis lf 6 1 1 0
  Murphy p 0 0 0 0
Diaz c 4 0 2 1
  Esasky pr,1b 2 1 0 0
Milner cf 6 0 1 0
Perez 1b 4 0 3 0
  Jones pr 0 1 0 0
  Butera c 1 1 0 0
Oester 2b 6 0 1 1
Browning p 2 0 0 0
  Stillwell ph 1 0 0 0
  Landrum p 0 0 0 0
  Concepcion ph 0 0 0 0
  Venable ph 0 0 0 0
  Robinson p 0 0 0 0
  Franco p 0 0 0 0
  Daniels ph,lf 1 1 1 2
Totals 49 6 13 4
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Motley rf 3 0 0 0
  Griffey ph,lf 2 0 2 0
Oberkfell 3b 5 0 0 0
Murphy cf 6 1 1 0
Horner 1b 5 1 1 0
Harper lf,rf 6 1 3 0
Thomas ss 6 0 1 0
Virgil c 5 1 3 4
Hubbard 2b 4 0 0 0
  Hall pr 0 0 0 0
  Runge 2b 0 0 0 0
  Simmons ph 1 0 0 0
Palmer p 2 0 0 0
  Assenmacher p 0 0 0 0
  McMurtry p 0 0 0 0
  Chambliss ph 1 0 0 0
  Puleo p 1 0 0 0
Totals 47 4 11 4
Cincinnati 000 000 004 000 26130
Atlanta 010 300 000 000 04111
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Browning   7.0 5 4 4 3 2
  Landrum   1.0 2 0 0 0 2
  Robinson   2.0 2 0 0 1 3
  Franco   1.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Murphy  W (6-0) 2.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
13.0
11
4
4
5
8
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Palmer   8.0 9 3 3 1 7
  Assenmacher   0.1 2 1 0 0 1
  McMurtry   0.2 0 0 0 1 0
  Puleo  L (1-2) 4.0 2 2 2 3 6
Totals
13.0
13
6
5
5
14

  E–Murphy (6).  DP–Atlanta 2.  2B–Cincinnati Perez (11,off Palmer); Parker (31,off Palmer), Atlanta Horner (22,off Browning).  HR–Cincinnati Daniels (6,13th inning off Puleo 1 on, 2 out), Atlanta Virgil (15,4th inning off Browning 2 on, 2 out).  SH–Bell (3,off Puleo); Palmer (10,off Browning).  IBB–Venable (2,by McMurtry); Parker (16,by Puleo); Motley (1,by Browning).  SB–Davis (78,2nd base off Palmer/Virgil); Griffey (11,2nd base off Robinson/Butera).  CS–Hall (3,2nd base by Franco/Butera).  WP–Assenmacher (2).  IBB–Browning (6,Motley); McMurtry (5,Venable); Puleo (1,Parker).  U-HP–Harry Wendelstedt, 1B–Terry Tata, 2B–Jerry Crawford, 3B–Charlie Williams.  T–3:39.  A–4,636.
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